Abstract
One of the largest Glyndebourne education projects, Knight Crew was a large-scale community opera commissioned specifically for the main stage, involving every department at Glyndebourne. It was performed in March 2010 on the main stage at Glyndebourne. Based on the book of the same name by Nicky Singer, Knight Crew is an urban story based on the King Arthur legend, brought to the stage by a collaboration including Glyndebourne’s first Composer-in-Residence, Julian Philips; librettist and award-winning author Nicky Singer; and director John Fulljames.
Knight Crew was premiered at Glyndebourne Festival in March 2010, conducted by Nick Colon. It subsequently featured in an award-winning BBC Two documentary, featuring Gareth Malone. Malone, who first worked with Glyndebourne education in 2000, returned to work on Knight Crew as Chorus Master, helping to find new talent and reach teenagers who would never normally get the chance to appear in an opera. Gareth’s journey, from auditioning the young chorus through to the final performances at Glyndebourne, was filmed by the BBC as a three-part documentary – Gareth Malone Goes to Glyndebourne – which was first broadcast on BBC2 in June 2010. The documentary went on to win an Emmy Award in the Arts Programming category at the 2011 International Emmy Awards.
Knight Crew was premiered at Glyndebourne Festival in March 2010, conducted by Nick Colon. It subsequently featured in an award-winning BBC Two documentary, featuring Gareth Malone. Malone, who first worked with Glyndebourne education in 2000, returned to work on Knight Crew as Chorus Master, helping to find new talent and reach teenagers who would never normally get the chance to appear in an opera. Gareth’s journey, from auditioning the young chorus through to the final performances at Glyndebourne, was filmed by the BBC as a three-part documentary – Gareth Malone Goes to Glyndebourne – which was first broadcast on BBC2 in June 2010. The documentary went on to win an Emmy Award in the Arts Programming category at the 2011 International Emmy Awards.
Original language | English |
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Publication status | Published - 2010 |